Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 375 Gains and Losses [Please Subscribe]

"Hahaha, it's truly a blessing from heaven! This thing has finally fallen into our hands!"

Inside the gate of Jiang Family Mountain, Zhou Mingde held a jade book in his hand and laughed loudly, his face full of joy.

The jade book in his hand was one of the seven treasures that the Azure Dragon brought out from the Jiang family's secret vault. This item was actually a book on alchemy, which contained dozens of pill formulas and several exquisite alchemy techniques owned by the Jiang family.

With this item in hand, the Jiang family's alchemy heritage will henceforth belong entirely to the Zhou family.

At this moment, the group was examining seven treasures that they had brought out from the secret vault.

Besides the precious alchemical book in Zhou Mingde's possession, the other treasures brought out of the secret vault were also extraordinary.

Needless to say, those two third-tier magic artifacts, although not particularly powerful treasures, are of a certain grade and their value is not low.

The two artifacts, which carry the Dao, record a top-level cultivation technique and a combat technique, giving the new Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhou family two more choices when selecting cultivation techniques.

The other jade box contained a scroll made of animal hide, which seemed to be a treasure map, but it was only half a scroll. Another scroll was needed to find the location of the treasure.

Such treasure maps are not uncommon in the cultivation world; in fact, they are quite common. They are sold in the free trading areas of many markets, but they are usually fake maps or treasure traps deliberately created by bandit cultivators.

However, since the Jiang family would store the treasure map in a secret vault, and given that the map's carrier is the hide of a third-tier demon beast, its authenticity should be trustworthy.

The fact that the Jiang family has held the treasure map for so many years without finding the other part already indicates how difficult it is to find. Once the Zhou family has it, it will probably just be shelved and left for future generations to decipher.

The last of the seven treasures, a jade bottle, contained a single pill. After comparing it with the pill formulas in the alchemy book, it was determined that it should be a precious healing elixir called the "Rejuvenation Pill".

According to the recipe, to refine this "Rejuvenation Pill," one must not only use five kinds of thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and more than ten kinds of rare spiritual herbs, but also use the essence blood of several very rare special demon beasts as a medicinal guide.

Furthermore, the refining time for this pill alone is forty-nine days, not a minute more or less.

Such a troublesome elixir must have extraordinary effects.

According to the prescription, as long as one has this "Rejuvenation Pill," one can be completely restored to normal, whether it is a severed hand or foot, a perforated intestine or a broken nose or blindness.

It's no exaggeration to say that as long as it's not a fatal injury like decapitation or shattered dantian, one can recover by taking the [Rejuvenation Pill] in time.

The Jiang family also successfully refined a batch of this kind of elixir many years ago, and then kept one in the family's secret vault for future use.

Unexpectedly, the Zhou family has benefited from this.

After examining the seven treasures salvaged from the Jiang family's secret vault, Zhou Mingde's smile vanished, and he said seriously, "Alright, we've almost finished looting the Jiang family's treasures. Now let's talk about how to bring these things back to the family. Zhengchun, do you have any ideas?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun pondered for a moment before saying in a deep voice, "In my opinion, we should make a choice and take as much as we can with us, and not insist on taking what we cannot!"

There are many treasures inside the Jiang family's mountain gate, but the Zhou family only has eight people, which is not enough to take all of them away at once.

However, if it is done in several separate incidents, it is very likely that the small gains will lead to greater losses and that the attackers will be ambushed.

However, after hearing his answer, Zhou Mingde did not make a decision immediately, but instead looked at Zhou Daoyi and the others and asked, "What are your opinions?"

"Better safe than sorry. We've already gained enough this time, there's no need to make a big mistake because of momentary greed. I agree with Zheng Chun's view."

After a moment's thought, Zhou Daoyi quickly agreed with Zhou Chun's opinion.

This caused Zhou Jiarui, who was about to speak, to change his expression slightly and swallow back the words he was about to say.

He was the kind of person who was a bit greedy, and he was willing to make an extra trip.

However, if he were to say such things again after Zhou Daoyi had already spoken out, it would appear short-sighted and foolish.

Seeing that Zhou Chun and Zhou Daoyi, two heavyweight figures, had reached a consensus, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Zhou family present would not be so tactless as to express any different opinions, and all chose to remain silent.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Mingde immediately made the decision, saying, "Since no one else has any objections, let's do as Zheng Chun says!"

So the group immediately took action, transplanting the spirit fruit trees and spirit tea trees planted inside the Jiang family's mountain gate and placing them on the backs of demonic beasts such as the Azure Dragon, Fire God Jackal, and Golden-Winged Tiger, which then carried them back to their families for planting.

Those things that couldn't be taken away weren't destroyed; they were simply left in place to wait for the right person.

After working for several hours, seeing that there was no more room to put the spiritual items on the bodies of the several demonic beasts, the Zhou family members did not linger any longer and immediately escorted the things they had obtained from the Jiang family on their way home.

Perhaps it was the Qinglian Temple secretly protecting them, or perhaps it was the Zhou family's decisive departure, but they encountered no further obstacles along the way and smoothly returned to Lanzhou, where they reunited with Zhou Daoquan and Zhou Jiapeng, who had stayed behind at the border to provide backup.

On the other hand, although Yu Jinghua was trapped inside the Tianjing Sect's mountain gate and unable to leave, his connection with the outside world was not completely severed.

Shortly after the Jiang family was destroyed, he learned of this through a Purple Mansion cultivator from the He family who had escaped.

He was quite surprised when he learned what had happened from the cultivators of the He family's Purple Mansion.

"Well done, Zhou Mingde! I never imagined that in just one hundred years, the Zhou family would have amassed such power. I truly underestimated them before!"

He muttered to himself, his face looking rather grim.

It is obvious that the more prosperous the Zhou family becomes under Zhou Mingde's leadership, the more his short-sightedness appears.

He knew perfectly well that if given the chance, the Zhou family would definitely take revenge on him at all costs.

So how could he be in a good mood now that he knows the Zhou family has easily wiped out the Jiang family and the people he sent to rescue them?

"Hmph, so what if the Zhou family's strength has increased? Without reaching the Golden Core stage, they're still just ants. Why should I worry about the revenge of these ants!"

He encouraged himself, and his eyes gradually hardened.

As a Golden Core cultivator, his mental cultivation was naturally quite good.

He had no regrets about what he had done.

It's true that the Zhou family is becoming more and more prosperous, but they are still far from posing a threat to him.

If the Zhou family dares to retaliate against him, he will not hesitate to show no mercy!

"The Zhou family is nothing to fear; the only concern is the Qinglian Temple!"

"Let's see what other tricks they have up their sleeves!"

Yu Jinghua muttered to himself, his gaze involuntarily drifting towards the direction where the two Golden Core cultivators from the Azure Lotus Sect were located outside the mountain gate.

He knew very well that the Zhou family's massacre of the Jiang family was just a test by the Qinglian Temple.

Qinglian Temple will definitely use even more methods next.

His real opponent will only be the Qinglian Temple, not a small Zhou family.

Leaving aside Yu Jinghua's reaction upon learning of the Jiang family's annihilation, let's talk about how the Zhou family members happily took stock of their spoils after returning to their clan.

First, all the spirit fruit trees and spirit tea trees that had been transplanted from the Jiang family were planted, and then the five-colored pheasants and other demonic beasts that had been brought were placed in the beast garden for confinement.

Then Zhou Chun gathered more than a dozen clansmen to count the storage bags looted from the corpses of the Jiang family cultivators, as well as the various spiritual items looted from the Jiang family's treasure vault.

With the help of more than twenty Zhou family cultivators, the haul that everyone brought back from the Jiang family was quickly compiled into a list and handed to Zhou Chun.

After Zhou Chun finished reading the information recorded on the list in his hand, even with his temperament and experience, he couldn't help but show a genuine smile.

Make big!

This is Zhou Chun's truest feeling at this moment.

The Jiang family truly lives up to its reputation as a powerful clan that has cultivated immortality for over a thousand years; their wealth far surpasses that of ordinary families.

According to statistics, this western expedition yielded more than 127,000 spirit coins!

In addition, more than 800 magical artifacts were collected, including more than 20 second-tier artifacts and 6 third-tier artifacts.

In addition, the Jiang family has passed down the art of making elixirs, and the Zhou family also harvested a large number of elixirs this time, with as many as 27 different kinds, totaling more than 6,500 pills.

They also gained some other magical talismans, formations, and other items.

Meanwhile, the number of various spiritual herbs found in the Jiang family was as high as a thousand, including more than fifty herbs that were over five hundred years old and more than three hundred herbs that were over one hundred years old.

Finally, the thousands of books in the Jiang family's library were all moved to the Zhou family. Among them were not only many cultivation techniques and secret methods, but also the experience and insights of many senior cultivators of the Jiang family in alchemy and talisman making, as well as various miscellaneous essays and notes.

Such an amazing harvest is the first time the Zhou family has achieved this since settling down in Jiufengling.

The key point is that, despite the destruction of the Jiang family, not a single member of the Zhou family perished; all the gains were pure profit.

That's absolutely amazing!

The greatest gains were achieved at the lowest cost.

The Zhou family truly profited immensely from this war that wiped out their entire clan.

"The Jiang family truly lives up to its reputation as a thousand-year-old cultivation clan; their foundation is unmatched by ordinary families. It's just a pity that they've all benefited us now!"

Zhou Chun lightly flicked the folded paper covered with writing in his hand and spoke with a smile.

While he was looking at the information on the folded book, others were also looking at it.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingde couldn't help but laugh heartily and said, "Isn't that right? With this gain, the family won't have to worry about running out of money for the next ten or eight years."

Then Zhou Daoyi said with a smile, "Now we just hope that nothing bad happens to Zhengbo. As long as he can return safely, our Zhou family will have won a great victory this time!"

"Yes, I hope Brother Thirty-One will be blessed with good fortune!"

Zhou Chun's smile faded slightly as he became concerned about his cousin's safety.

Although these people contributed greatly to the destruction of the Jiang family, Zhou Zhengbo's contribution should not be forgotten.

However, to their surprise, Zhou Zhengqing, who was on his way to investigate Zhou Zhengbo's situation, received devastating news through Eagle News.

Zhou Zhengbo has fallen!

According to Zhou Zhengqing's investigation, Zhou Zhengbo was found by Jiang Chuanxiong, a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Jiang family, not long after he fled into the market.

Then the other party colluded with the market enforcement team to arrest Zhou Zhengbo on charges of indiscriminate killing of innocent people.

During the fight, Zhou Zhengbo was no match for his opponent and was killed on the spot.

All of this was witnessed by the cultivators at the Zhou family's intelligence network!

"That brat deserves to die!!"

Zhou Mingde glared angrily, slammed his hand on the table, and roared.

He was indeed furious, because this was the first time since the Zhou family had taken root in Jiufeng Ridge that a Foundation Establishment cultivator had been killed outside.

Even with the destruction of the Jiang family, such an outcome was not enough to quell his anger.

"He deserves to die!"

Zhou Chun's face was frosty, and he said in an icy tone, "To kill an elder of my Zhou family in broad daylight in the market, not only does Jiang Chuanxiong deserve to die, but the Tianjing Sect also owes my Zhou family an explanation!"

Having said that, he immediately made a decision, saying, "This junior will go and pay my respects to Abbot Qingweizi. This matter cannot be left unresolved!"

"I will go with you, Masazumi!"

As Zhou Mingde spoke, he and Zhou Chun immediately headed to the gate of Qinglian Temple.

This isn't an overreaction; it's something they have to do.

If Zhou Zhengbo was merely killed by Jiang family cultivators outside, then their annihilation of the Jiang family could indeed be considered revenge, giving their clansmen a satisfactory explanation.

However, Zhou Zhengbo fell in the marketplace!

The market town has always been one of the safest places in the cultivation world.

Normally, as long as a cultivator is not wanted by the market management and has not violated the market's prohibitions, even if they have a personal grudge against a high-ranking member of the market management, their personal safety within the market should be guaranteed.

However, Zhou Zhengbo was murdered after entering the market!

This makes the situation serious.

If the Zhou family doesn't make a fuss about this matter, then Zhou Zhengbo's death will truly have been in vain.

So, upon learning of this, Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde, while shocked and furious, quickly devised a plan to exploit the situation.

They were all astute individuals who were well aware that Qinglian Temple was currently trying to cause trouble for Tianjing Sect, attempting to take advantage of the moral high ground to attack Tianjing Sect.

The fact that Zhou Zhengbo was murdered in the market is undoubtedly a good breakthrough point.

The Zhou family certainly couldn't get an explanation or account from the Tianjing Sect, but the Qinglian Temple had the power to do so.

Sure enough, when Zhou Chun and Zhou Mingde arrived at the gate of Qinglian Temple and met Qingweizi...

Faced with this excellent pretext, Qing Weizi immediately said with a serious expression, "Fellow Daoists, rest assured. Since the Zhou family has recognized my Qinglian Temple as their sect leader, it is our duty to stand up for them. I will now write a letter to Fellow Daoist Yu, asking him to hand over the murderer and his accomplices, and to give the Zhou family justice!"

After the Zhou family destroyed the Jiang family, the Tianjing Sect remained inactive, and he was worried about not having a better excuse to continue its expansion.

Now that he had this perfect excuse, he didn't care whether the Zhou family wanted to use Qinglian Temple to settle personal scores; he only wanted to further damage the prestige and power of Tianjing Sect.

I haven't had a chance to touch the computer all day. Typing on my phone is too difficult and painful!

(End of this chapter)